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Schroders publishes first Group Nature Report

Stuart Mitchell

Schroders, a global leader in active investment management, today announces the publication of its first Group Nature Report, underscoring the firm’s commitment to actively navigating nature risks and meeting clients’ investment expectations in this space.  The report follows the recommendations of the Taskforce on Nature-related Disclosures (TNFD) issued in 2023. It aims to identify potential nature-related risks and opportunities and how Schroders is responding to them. The TNFD was launched in 2021, receiving global endorsements from the G7, G20 and then UN Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance, Mark…

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$65 billion in apparel export earnings at risk due to climate crisis

Stuart Mitchell

Extreme heat and flooding are threatening key apparel hubs and will put over $65 billion worth of export earnings at risk across four key production centres by 2030. That’s according to new research by Cornell University’s Global Labor Institute (GLI) and global asset management firm Schroders about the economic impact of climate breakdown – specifically, extreme heat and flooding – on apparel manufacturers and workers.  Researchers looked at the climate vulnerable apparel industries in Bangladesh, Cambodia, Pakistan and Vietnam, which collectively represent 18% of global apparel exports, house approximately 10,000…

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